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why are people like pat toomey and kelly ayotte and rob portman and mark kirk and these other republicans able to come along when the rest of their colleagues on the republican side aren't? >> one of the real concerns was religious exemption, and we anchored it in title vii of the civil rights act, and that's answered a lot of the concerns that they had about balancing religious organizations and this issue of employment discrimination. by taking the standard of the civil rights act, that helped a lot. the only thing they were really worried about were lawsuits, and by looking at those 21 states you referred to and their record, we find that lawsuits do not materialize in surprising numbers or cause a real problem for business, and thus, businesses are very much on board with nondiscrimination. so, those have been two key factors in bringing this together. >> what do you make of the argument from the house leadership that they are not going to allow a vote on this on their side of capitol hill because they believe it's legally unnecessary? they believe it already is illegal to fire someon
why are people like pat toomey and kelly ayotte and rob portman and mark kirk and these other republicans able to come along when the rest of their colleagues on the republican side aren't? >> one of the real concerns was religious exemption, and we anchored it in title vii of the civil rights act, and that's answered a lot of the concerns that they had about balancing religious organizations and this issue of employment discrimination. by taking the standard of the civil rights act, that...
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just a few days later, january 8th, gabby giffords, her husband astronaut mark kelly launch a new anti-gun violence group. that same day, a group called the coalition to stop gun violence launches an ad, a political ad targeting newly elected north dakota senator heidi heitkamp for her criticism of potential gun reforms. on january 9th, the very next day, vice president biden meets with gun violence victims groups. they allow themselves to be photographed for meeting. the same day, new york governor andrew cuomo in his state of the state address promises to push for the toughest assault weapons ban in the nation, period. it will not be long before he has got it. the next day, january 10th, vice president biden again allows himself to be photographed, makes the meeting public. he is meeting here with gun rights groups. january 11th, the next day, new york city mayor michael bloomberg pledges to be a counterweight to the nra. pledges to spend some of his considerable pile of money to balance them out. he tells the "washington post," you can organize people. i can write checks. the following
just a few days later, january 8th, gabby giffords, her husband astronaut mark kelly launch a new anti-gun violence group. that same day, a group called the coalition to stop gun violence launches an ad, a political ad targeting newly elected north dakota senator heidi heitkamp for her criticism of potential gun reforms. on january 9th, the very next day, vice president biden meets with gun violence victims groups. they allow themselves to be photographed for meeting. the same day, new york...
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gabby giffords' political action group, the group she formed with her husband, astronaut mark kelly asks americans for responsible solutions. americans for responsible solutions cut this ad, which is going to be running after the state of the union apparently on fox and msnbc and on cnn. >> we have a problem. where we shop, where we pray, where our children go to school. but there are solutions we can agree on. even gunowners like us. take it from me. congress must act. let's get this done. >> in addition to running after the state of the union tomorrow night on cable networks, that ad is scheduled to air on local broadcast tv in washington, d.c. according to the group that produced the ad, they're also planning on running this in local media markets, reaching the constituents of all four top congressional leaders from both houses and both parties. so that's mitch mcconnell, harry reid, nancy pelosi and john boehner. in response i think to the number of democrats and the first lady bringing victims of gun violence with them as guests to the state of the union this year, to highlight that
gabby giffords' political action group, the group she formed with her husband, astronaut mark kelly asks americans for responsible solutions. americans for responsible solutions cut this ad, which is going to be running after the state of the union apparently on fox and msnbc and on cnn. >> we have a problem. where we shop, where we pray, where our children go to school. but there are solutions we can agree on. even gunowners like us. take it from me. congress must act. let's get this...
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congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband, the astronaut, mark kelly, visiting seven states in seven states. the congressional black caucus saying they're ready to legislate against stand your ground, encouraging president obama to not give up on the issue despite the uphill fight. all of this work to organize against the nra since newtown. on the other side, the nra is standing there in the wake of the trayvon martin outrage saying, yeah, yeah, we're going to defend stand your grounds this is our law. the forces against the nra are stronger than they have ever been for a lot of reasons. are they strong enough now to make a difference? moments ago, on this network, a member of the group that is camped outside the florida governor's office said he just now got a phone call from the governor. he says the governor told him that he will finally meet with the protesters tonight. maybe the governor just wants his office back or maybe there is room here for something to change. joining us now is marc caputo for the "miami herald." thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> you have
congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband, the astronaut, mark kelly, visiting seven states in seven states. the congressional black caucus saying they're ready to legislate against stand your ground, encouraging president obama to not give up on the issue despite the uphill fight. all of this work to organize against the nra since newtown. on the other side, the nra is standing there in the wake of the trayvon martin outrage saying, yeah, yeah, we're going to defend stand your grounds this...
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and we need to have that conversation. >> captain mark kelly, co-founder of the gun safety group, americans for responsible solutions. thank you for your time tonight, i know you don't accept a ton of interview requests and i thank you for your presence tonight. >> thank you very much, rachel. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. i did a little research. with a medicare supplement plan, you'll be able to stay with your doctor. oh, you know, i love that guy. mm-hmm. [ male announcer ] these types of plans let you visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. and there are
and we need to have that conversation. >> captain mark kelly, co-founder of the gun safety group, americans for responsible solutions. thank you for your time tonight, i know you don't accept a ton of interview requests and i thank you for your presence tonight. >> thank you very much, rachel. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ]...
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and we need to have that conversation. >> captain mark kelly, co-founder of the gun safety group, americans for responsible solutions. thank you for your time tonight, i know you don't accept a ton of interview requests and i thank you for your presence tonight. >> thank you very much, rachel. license and registration please. what's this? uhh, it's my geico insurance id card, sir. it's digital, uh, pretty cool right? maybe. you know why i pulled you over today? because i'm a pig driving a convertible? tail light's out.. fix it. digital insurance id cards. just a click away with the geico mobile app. ♪ you make me, make me, make me go crazy ♪ ♪ you make me, make me, make me go crazy. ♪ [ engine revs, tires squeal ] [ male announcer ] since we began, mercedes-benz has pioneered many breakthroughs. ♪ breakthroughs in design... breakthroughs in safety... in engineering... and technology. and now our latest creation breaks one more barrier. introducing the cla. starting at $29,900. ♪ >> hurry, hurry. 13 shopping days left until the self-inflicted crisis in washington. except this tim
and we need to have that conversation. >> captain mark kelly, co-founder of the gun safety group, americans for responsible solutions. thank you for your time tonight, i know you don't accept a ton of interview requests and i thank you for your presence tonight. >> thank you very much, rachel. license and registration please. what's this? uhh, it's my geico insurance id card, sir. it's digital, uh, pretty cool right? maybe. you know why i pulled you over today? because i'm a pig...
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kelly, thank you very much for your time tonight. i know you don't accept a ton of in the view requests. thank you. >> you are welcome, rachel. thank you for having me on the show. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back. ...so you say men are superior drivers? yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. silence. are you in good hands? i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect my family. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use my rescue inhaler a lot... depends on what you mean by a lot. coping with asthma isn't controlling it. test your level of control at asthma.com, then talk to your doctor. there may be more you could do for your asthma. we need a new recipe. hmmm. let us consult the scroll of infinite deliciousness. ♪ oh! perfect. [ wisest kid ] campbell's has the rec
kelly, thank you very much for your time tonight. i know you don't accept a ton of in the view requests. thank you. >> you are welcome, rachel. thank you for having me on the show. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back. ...so you say men are superior drivers? yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. silence. are you in good hands? i get out a lot... except when it's too cold....